the New York Times has an extensive array of lesson plans in multiple curriculum areas with Technology being a part of the group. Many have to be abbreviated and
altered for a sub, but are very directive and diverse, thus holding students accountable for a specific product which *often* eliminates random Internet searching.
One fun activity that K-12 like is Folktale in a Line. I usually use this
when I have the students lined up - waiting for the teacher to return. I
start the tale with something like: Once upon a time a princess was riding
through the forest when... I then point to the a student in line (not
necessarily the first one). That student has to add one sentence to the
story. Then the next student adds another sentence. so on ... If the
stories get too wild, I will bring them back, but otherwise, the kids become
really creative.
altered for a sub, but are very directive and diverse, thus holding students accountable for a specific product which *often* eliminates random Internet searching.
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/index.html
(see the archives, as well)
One fun activity that K-12 like is Folktale in a Line. I usually use this
when I have the students lined up - waiting for the teacher to return. I
start the tale with something like: Once upon a time a princess was riding
through the forest when... I then point to the a student in line (not
necessarily the first one). That student has to add one sentence to the
story. Then the next student adds another sentence. so on ... If the
stories get too wild, I will bring them back, but otherwise, the kids become
really creative.